Àngels Ribé (born 1943 in
Barcelona
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) is considered one of the most important
Catalan conceptual artists of the 70s. With a strong international presence, she worked alongside such artists as
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,
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,
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,
Martha Wilson
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, Francesc Torres, and
Krzysztof Wodiczko
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, among others.
Biography
Ribé moved from Barcelona to
Paris
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in 1966, and in 1969 began creating sculpture and installations, later actions and performances, working primarily with space and the body.
In 1972 Ribé moved to the
United States
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, where she lived and worked for several months in Chicago before settling in
New York City
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. She returned to Barcelona in 1980.
Work
Ribe's work, contextualized in the conceptual art of the late 60s and 70s, utilized nontraditional material, which she gradually discarded to concentrate on the ephemeral—light and shadow—and the location of the body in space. In Catalonia, her work is in the collections of the Vila Casas Foundation and the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
MACBA. Her work from 1969 to 1984 was the subject of a retrospective at MACBA in 2011.
Main works
* ''Laberint'' (1969)
* ''Acció al parc'' (1969)
* ''Escuma'' (1969)
* '' 3 punts'' (1970–1973)
* ''Transport d'un raig de llum'' (1972)
* ''Invisible Geometry 3'' (1973)
* ''Light Interaction'' and ''Wind Interaction'' (1973)
* ''N.A.M.E.'' (1974) Performance
* ''Véhicule'' (1974) Performance at la Galérie de Mont-real.
* ''Two Main Subjective Points on an Objective Trajectory'' (1975)
* ''Can't Go Home'' (1977)
* ''Amagueu les nines, que passen els lladres''
* ''Triangle'' (1978)
* ''Ornamentació'' (1979)
* ''Paisatge'' (1983)
Main exhibits
Awards
* 2012 -
Premi Nacional de Cultura
References
Further reading
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External links
Official Àngels Ribé WebsiteInterview to Àngels Ribéin Spanish
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Artists from Barcelona
1943 births
Artists from Catalonia
Living people